Unmanaged AI poses new ‘shadow agent’ crisis

A growing “shadow agent” crisis threatens to overwhelm businesses. According to the Veeam Software’ latest research, organisations across Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) are battling unmanaged AI on two fronts. On the data security front, 70% of organisations...

A third of employees laid off due to AI will need to be rehired

As AI continues to accelerate the pace and scope of work, CIOs must prepare for four shifts that will influence the future of work, says Gartner. “When business and IT executives look back on the early AI-era, they will realise their greatest mistake was believing...

IT channel pivots to add value as AI takes off

Kathy Gibson reports from Pinnacle TechScape - Artificial intelligence (AI) may be at the peak of the hype cycle, but this doesn’t detract from the value that the technology will bring to the industry. That’s the word from Tim Humphreys-Davies, CEO of Pinnacle, who...

Network to the fore as agentic AI adoption takes off

In the era of agentic AI, the network is becoming the critical foundation for trust, security and the seamless operating models through which people and AI can build the future. However, as organisations move quickly to gain an advantage from AI, a significant gap has...

SAWEA hails public procurement programme reforms

The South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA) has acknowledged the key interventions to reform the public procurement programme, announced by the Minister of Electricity and Energy, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa. Developed through extensive stakeholder consultations,...

Seacom offers colocation, IP transit with Equinix

Seacom now offers colocation and IP transit services via the JN1 International Business Exchange (IBX) data centre owned and operated by Equinix in Johannesburg. The new data centre, which came into service in July 2024 and was officially opened on 23 October, offers...

Supply chain issues impact HCP market

Western European shipments of hardcopy peripherals declined 6,7% year over year to 3,8-million units in the third quarter of 2022 while shipment value increased 7,2% year over year to $1,935-billion, according to IDC. Supply-chain issues continue to affect the market...

November crypto winners and losers

The world`s Top 10 cryptocurrencies have seen their prices tumble in the last two months following a negative trend from a historically low September, with most of the top digital coins losing between 7% and 10% in value in the last 30 days. Only two cryptos have seen...

Huawei extends market reach with commercial business unit

Huawei has enjoyed rapid growth in the ICT industry and today has launched the Huawei Commercial Business Unit “Over the past seven years, Huawei focused on named accounts,” says Suzette Lloyd, senior channel operations manager. “The company has identified a big...

Critical corporate data available cheap on the dark web

Kathy Gibson reports from Jordan - The dark web is more than a marketplace for criminal products or services - it can hold real dangers for corporates. Yuliya Novikova, head of security services analysis, explains that players on the dark web offer services from...

The robots are coming … and people are wary of job losses

Kathy Gibson reports from Jordan - Automation helps people to perform their tasks in a quicker and easier way and has been a key part of human endeavour for millennia. For example, ancient civilisations automated the delivery of water by building aqueducts, mechanised...

Musk’s Twitter overhaul drives users to alternative platforms

Analysis of Google search data reveals that searches for Mastodon social have surged over 14 times greater than typical search levels in the US in November as Elon Musk began implementing bans on Twitter impersonators and hit out at Mastodon social in a now-deleted...

Top 10 predictions for the future of digital innovation

The Covid-19 pandemic demonstrated how digital technology and innovation can deliver resiliency, revenue, and opportunity to the enterprise in the face of crisis, says IDC. Now, as we face additional global challenges such as war, inflation, the threat of recession,...

Cyberattackers raise the bar

Kathy Gibson reports from Jordan - Companies in the Middle East, Turkey and Africa (META) region can expect to come under attack from innovative new directions in 2023. This is the word from Maher Yamout, senior security researcher at Kaspersky GReAT, who says the...

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Ericsson Radio System wins at MWC

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BDS sweeps Xerox Middle East & Africa awards

Bytes Document Solutions (BDS) has won four major awards at the recent Xerox Middle East & Africa (MEA) Year Start Conference, which took place in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The company, which services 26 sub-Saharan African countries, scooped up the...

SimbaPay extends European coverage

Digital money transfer provider SimbaPay has expanded its instant Africa money transfer service to five new EU countries: France, Germany, Ireland, Italy and Spain. This follows a pilot that has been running for three months in the new EU countries. Africans living in...

Ricoh SA achieves DocuWare Diamond Club membership

Ricoh SA is the top ranked DocuWare partner for EMEA for 2015 (Diamond Ranking) based on product list price, for all countries in EMEA excluding German-speaking countries. DocuWare is the enterprise content management platform available in 70 countries and 16...

IT among the top operational risks in 2016

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Dialdirect customers earn data to manage their policies

South Africa has 23-million smartphone users and 57% of all Internet traffic comes from mobile devices. It's predicted that by 2019, there will be an estimated monthly data consumption of 7Gb.  Dialdirect Insurance is responding to this unprecedented growth in mobile...

Information management systems for strategic advantage

The full advantages of a Management Information System (MIS), can only be realised when implemented and approached as a strategic initiative, states Microsoft Gold Partner Mint Management Technologies client relationship management (CRM) director Chris Barry.  The...

SUSE makes it easier to manage SAP

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My Clients are seeking a skilled and experienced Front-End Developer to join a team of 6 passionate developers working on a next generation solution for international trade. Their software solution (Gateway) has been developed and deployed as an online ordering and...

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We are looking for a motivated Project Manager to join our team and lead exciting projects within the iGaming industry. In this role, you'll manage cross-functional teams, oversee project lifecycles, and ensure successful project delivery within scope, time, and...

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